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Anon/1894, 222, `the earliest mention of it was in the Brut y Tywysogion, where it was stated that the Abbey of Valle Crucis was founded in A.D. 1200 `near the old cross in Yale'.

Sayce/1909, 43, `Archbishop Usher seems to have been the first to notice the pillar, and he sent an account of it to Dr. Gerard Langbaine. It was thrown down during the Civil War and broken in two pieces, in which state it was seen by Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt in 1662. Vaughan copied the inscription, and it was his copy which was transcribed by Edward Llwyd and transmitted in 1692 to Dr Mill, the principal of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. In 1779 Mr Lloyd of Trevor Hall erected the upper part of the pillar...upon the original base, and set it up on the tumulus where it now stands...The lower part of the pillar had disappeared before 1779.'

Nash-Williams/1950, 125, `the pillar stands to-day in its original position on the top of a large artificial mound'.

Westwood/1879, 200-201 refers to a cast that was made of the stone in 1848, and states, `Where is this cast, which would be interesting to have deposited in some accessible situation?'.

Cramp shaft HMacalister/1949, 145, `There can be hardly any doubt that it terminated upward in a cross: a suggestion has been made, that it was originally a pillar in some Roman building; but on architectural grounds this need not be considered'.

Nash-Williams/1950, 123, `Fragmentary free-standing pillar-cross...of so-called `staff-rood' or `round-shaft' type, comprising part of the lower slightly tapering rounded shaft...defined at a height of 74'' by a narrow collar-moulding, 2'' W[ide]., above which is a `capital' formed of four moulded swag-like curves, also 2'' W[ide]., marking the transition to the quadrangular upper shaft (mostly wanting)'.

Nash-Williams/1950, 123, `Fragmentary free-standing pillar-cross...of so-called `staff-rood' or `round-shaft' type, comprising part of the lower slightly tapering rounded shaft...defined at a height of 74'' by a narrow collar-moulding, 2'' W[ide]., above which is a `capital' formed of four moulded swag-like curves, also 2'' W[ide]., marking the transition to the quadrangular upper shaft (mostly wanting)'.

Concenn (Language: Brittonic; Gender: male)
In general on the genealogy on Eliseg's pillar see Bartrum/1966, 46. Macalister/1949, 147, `Concenn is apparently the Cyngen (Brut), or Cinnen (A.C.) king of Powys, who died in Rome A.D. 854'.

Nash-Williams/1950, 124, `Concenn was the last of the line, dying after a long reign, in Rome, whither he had gone on pilgrimage, in or about 854'.

Nash-Williams/1950, 124: `Cattell, mentioned in l. 1, is generally accepted as the king of that name who died in 808'.

Brochmail (Language: Brittonic; Gender: male)
Macalister/1949, 146-147, states that `Brochmael...[does not] appear in the annalistic history', he does however record the Harleian genealogy which places `Brocmayl' as the father of Catel who was father of Cincen.

Eluseg (Language: Brittonic; Gender: male)
Nash-Williams/1950, 124: `Eliseg (or Eliset), in whose honour the present monument was erected, represented the tenth generation of the dynasty and apparently flourished in the middle of the 8th century'.

Davies/1982, 110: `In the middle of the ninth century Cyngen of Powys could still remember that his great-grand-father Elise had annexed land for Powys away from the power of the English'.

Guoillauc (Language: Brittonic; Gender: male)
Macalister/1949, 146-147, records that this name is recorded in the Harleian genealogies as that of the father of Eliseg, he also states that the name does not appear in the annals.

Maximus (Language: Latin; Gender: male)
Macalister/1949, 149: `This Maximus was the usurper who rebelled against Gratian...and was himself put to death by Theodosius'.

Britu (Language: Brittonic; Gender: male)
The text itself identifies Britu as the son of Vortigern and Severa the daughter of Magnus Maximus. The text also states that Britu was blessed by Germanus of Auxerre.